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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Triton: [QB] I was wondering if anyone could recommend a fan-fiction source that describes the Tzenkethi race, the name of their territory, and the dates the war or wars took place with the Federation. Did they happen before or after the Cardassian War? I know that references were made in a couple of "Deep Space Nine" episodes featuring Robert Foxworth as Admiral Leyton that Benjamin Sisko served aboard the U.S.S. Okinawa as a Lt. Commander during the war(s). The "Star Trek Encyclopedia" refers to a Tzenkethi war (singular), while Startrek.com states that there were wars (plural) with the Tzenkethi. Looking at Geoffrey Mandel's Star Charts book the name of their territory is called the Tzenkethi Coalition, I don't know enough about this race to know if this is a good or bad name for their territory. I am assuming that there is little or no canon information out there based on what I have seen and found so far. I am interested in this information because I am toying with the idea of writing some fan fiction that happens a couple of years after the events of "Deep Space Nine" or a decade or two after. I am thinking about a new starship and crew that is on an exploratory mission deeper into the Alpha Quadrant charting territory that has not been explored by any Federation starship, past the western border of the Cardassian Union as shown in "Star Charts." A true where no one has gone before. I really haven't gotten far beyond the brainstorming stage yet. Probably the only crossover characters I will incorporate are Admiral William Ross and Fleet Admiral Alynna Nechayev, I don't really want to bring in Deep Space Nine or any of the characters who remained on the station after "What You Leave Behind," except maybe as a replenishment stop on the way somewhere in the Alpha Quadrant, or any other Trek Universe characters. Nor do I want to bring in any Beta Quadrant races or characters, except if they are onboard the ship when it leaves on its mission. In this story, I am thinking about having the Cardassian Union break apart into smaller territories that are autonomous from any control or administration from Cardassia Prime. The best real-world analogy that I can think of is the territorial changes that occurred when the Soviet Union broke up into the Russian Federation and other entities. I don't know yet if I want to make Cardassia Prime a protectorate of the United Federation of Planets, a full member, or have the territory of the former Cardassian Union annexed, absorbed, or admitted to the UFP. I also haven't concluded whether I want to have other powers have designs on Cardassian territory, such as the Breen annexing or seizing some Cardassian territory by force. I am pretty sure that I want to have Bajor already admitted as a full member of the United Federation of Planets. I would like the Tzenkethi to appear once in a while as an adversary race and in the hopes of some consistency, I didn't want to reinvent the wheel if good information has already been written about this race. The real point of all this research is that I want to make a credible back story that explains why and how the Federation has entered space beyond the western border of the Cardassian Union. Because I don't want to repeat Voyager, I also want to have several starships in this space and have Starfleet in the process of establishing star bases and other support infrastructure to support these mission deeper into the Alpha Quadrant. I want to sort of resurrect the feeling the classic "Star Trek" and create something that "Enterprise" should have been. I want some real first contact and hazardous exploration missions going on and have some sacrifice made by the characters that I create. Any help, input, or contributions to these ideas would be greatly appreciated. I must apologize if this sounds like a ramble, because I am just sounding off a few brainstorming ideas. Probably most of these ideas will fall apart under closer examination and scrutiny. As this is my first post, let me know if I am putting this thread in the right place or if this topic should have been posted at all on this forum. I got my fire-retardant suit on so feel free to flame away. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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